Nässjön

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 7.1 mmax depth 9 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Nässjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Nässjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Nässjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 44 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

bream coarse fish

typically ~27 cm · can reach 56 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~70 cm · can reach 87 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

roach coarse fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 34 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

sarv fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 21 cm

Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Nässjön

The species list of Nässjön runs to 8. The predators — perch, pike and trout — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Nässjön is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Kjell Krügerål44 cm
2Maria Olofssontrout31 cm
3Wolfgang Olofssonperch14 cm
4Maria Bakkeperch14 cm
5Per Holmsarv10 cm
6Oskar Wagnersarv10 cm

Species records here

ål44 cmKjell Krüger

trout31 cmMaria Olofsson

perch14 cmWolfgang Olofsson

sarv10 cmPer Holm

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish